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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1937
Page
8
Rev S B Gaitle LTS Priest in Charge announces Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity September Sunday 10 30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class 7 p m Evening Service Choir practice Wednesday night at 8 o clock
Hamiota United Church led by Rev T D Barnett set Labor Day services for Sunday September 5 1937. Theme centers on work with scripture and a quoted poem by Henry Van Dyke promoting toil as earthly blessing. Attendance and Sunday School follow the service.
City officials warn out of town job seekers moving to Winnipeg for relief will not receive assistance. They cite about 25 000 on relief with 9 000 employed and note rising Manitoba crop activity will boost labour demand. Families from rural areas are shipped back when relief proves unavailable, and officials insist relief is not offered to those who ignore the warning.
Residents visit relatives in Hamiets and Winnipeg while plans unfold for Decker United Church anniversary and a Grand Amateur Concert. Obituary notices for Mr. Alexander Ross describe his Manitoba years and family, with funeral at Decker United Church and Crandall cemetery. Also noted are holiday dates, a burglary arrest in Isabella, and Hamiota school staff listings.
Canadian National Railways reports gross revenue for the week ending August 21 1937 at 3 566 070, up from 3 555 412 a year earlier, a gain of 12 655. Local farming notes show threshing near completion and a farmer selling 2 000 bushels of Thatcher Wheat seed stock.
A 1897 Hamiota Fair Prize List notes officers including President Phillip Kerr and Vice Presidents James Anderson and Walter Whyte. Secretary Treasurer William Ferguson leads a board with directors Jos. Lorimer John Riddell Josiah Shier A. D. McConnell W. J. Cowan and James Smith. Fair day hours extend from noon to 6 30 p.m.
A resident urged residents to tame roosters and cover cows to curb city nuisance. The Railways of Canada now collect freight charges at shipping stations when requested by shippers, effective August 16. Decker grand Classified Amateur Concert set for Friday October 1 with contests, prizes, and post concert dance. Entries due by noon to Mrs A L Decker or Mrs Jas Morrison. contact numbers provided.
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